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Catchin' Air: SERE Jump Training

Tech. Sgt. Justin McCaffrey, SERE specialist, waits for the UH-1 Huey helicopter to reach appropriate altitude to perform a static line parachuting jump above Fairchild Dec. 5. “A static line jump is normally executed at 1,250 feet in the air, and a free-fall jump is normally executed at 12,000 feet,” said Tech. Sgt. Douglas Dinger, SERE specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Catchin' Air: SERE Jump Training

Members of the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School prepare to ascend on a UH-1 Huey helicopter at their training field on Fairchild Dec. 5. SERE training consists of learning to adapt to all biomes and their associated weather conditions, and surviving various captivity situations. One aspect of that training involves being able to properly parachute safely to the ground in any emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Catchin' Air: SERE Jump Training

Members of the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School prepare to ascend on a UH-1 Huey helicopter at their training field on Fairchild Dec. 5. SERE training consists of learning to adapt to all biomes and their associated weather conditions, and surviving various captivity situations. One aspect of that training involves being able to properly parachute safely to the ground in any emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Catchin' Air: SERE Jump Training

Tech. Sgt. Justin McCaffrey, SERE specialist, performs a Jump Master Personnel Inspection for Tech. Sgt. Bon Strout at their training field on Fairchild Nov. 28. “The importance of performing JMPI is to ensure all parachuting equipment works as advertised”, said Tech. Sgt. Douglas Dinger, SERE specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Catchin' Air: SERE Jump Training

Members of the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School unload their parachute equipment at their training field on Fairchild Nov. 28. Being a SERE instructor is a specialized career field in the Air Force. They prepare DOD personnel to return from isolated events with honor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry
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Catchin' Air: SERE Jump Training

Members of the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School unload their parachute equipment at their training field on Fairchild Nov. 28. Being a SERE instructor is a specialized career field in the Air Force. They prepare DOD personnel to return from isolated events with honor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Chefs in the Making

Senior Airman Tamika Robinson, 92nd Force Support Squadron, cuts a pepperoni pizza for lunch time for Team Fairchild at the Warrior Dining Facility, December 2.
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Chefs in the Making

Airman Andrew Olvera, 92nd Force Support Squadron, empties vegetables into a cooking pan as he prepares dinner for Team Fairchild at the Warrior Dining Facility, December 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Earlandez M. Young)
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Vehicle maintenance & operations hard at work

Airman 1st Class Jozy Big Mountain, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, checks the fluids in a forklift Dec. 1. There is a checklist that has to be completed before any government vehicle is checked out to someone. The list includes checking the vehicle for damage and making sure the oil, fluids and batteries are good. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Vehicle maintenance & operations hard at work

Airman 1st Class Brandie Johnson, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, checks a customer’s government drivers license Dec. 1. “It’s important to make sure the individual requesting a government vehicle has the qualifications to operate the vehicle being checked out,” Johnson said. Dispatch can have as many as 20 customers a day, all needing to utilize government transportation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Vehicle maintenance & operations hard at work

Airman 1st Class Austin Williams, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, uses a roll-back wrecker to pull a government vehicle onto the back end of a truck Dec. 1. One of the primary duties for the members of Vehicle Operations is to manage the transportation and issue of government vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Vehicle maintenance & operations hard at work

Senior Airman William Smith, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Multipurpose Shop mechanic, tightens a bolt on the engine of a truck Dec. 2. Smith performs vehicle maintenance activities on military and commercial general purpose vehicles and equipment. Jobs include inspection, diagnostics, repair and rebuilding of components and assemblies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tyirez Frost)
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Vehicle maintenance & operations hard at work

Staff Sgt. James Ortiz, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Multipurpose Shop assistant NCO in charge, finishes painting a snow removal truck in the vehicle maintenance painting area Dec. 2. Painting is necessary to protect the equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tyirez Frost
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Vehicle maintenance & operations hard at work

Mark Kannegard, Allied Trades technician, grabs paint from the paint mixer in the vehicle maintenance painting area Dec. 2. In order to get the color they need, they go through a process of mixing by the hundredth of a gram. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tyirez Frost)
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Suspicious vehicle prompts gate closure Saturday

Fairchild emergency crews respond to an incident Saturday after a woman attempted to enter the base through the outbound lanes at the main gate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class Taylor Curry)
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Logistics at its finest: LRS shines during redeployment

Air Force and Army personnel work together as a joint operation to load and bring all equipment from GCIA back to Fairchild Nov. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Logistics at its finest: LRS shines during redeployment

Members of the 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron load the last equipment at the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. on a C-17 Globemaster Nov. 17. The equipment was returned to Fairchild because of the completion of the new runway and their resumption of flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry
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Fairchild Finally Home

Col. Paul Guemmer, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander congratulates the wing on a successful transition back from Grant County International and Spokane International Airports. The event was a formal “welcome home” to the troops and aircraft after a $43.6 million runway reconstruction. In that timeframe, Fairchild completed 1,125 successful missions with 600 sorties flown throughout the world supporting Operations New Dawn, Enduring Freedom, Odyssey Dawn, Unified Endeavor, and Red Flag Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Earlandez M. Young)
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92nd CES Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel have Safety Day

Staff Sgt. Andrew Roberts, 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron, briefs fellow Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel on the fundamentals of EOD procedures and overall safety. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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With the runway reopened: Safety, others work to minimize bird strikes to aircraft

Kinch, a hybrid falcon, half Gyrfalcon and half Peregrine falcon, sits perched on his master’s glove on Fairchild Nov. 15. Kinch is just one of the tools the base uses to minimize bird-to-aircraft strikes. Base Safety coordinates its efforts multiple times a week with the airfield manager, civil engineering entomology and the tower (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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